An orange-brown to dark yellowish-brown oil with an intensely sweet, citrus odour.

Botanical name
Citrus reticulata

Origin
Italy

Method of extraction
Cold-pressed

Major constituents
A typical chemical composition of Mandarin Essential Oil: a-thujone (0.76-0.96%), a-pinene (2.12-2.54%), camphene (0.02%) sabinene(0.24-0.29%), b-pinene (0.25-1.82%), myrcene(1.69-1.77%), limonene (67.92-74.00%), g-terpinolene (16.78-21.02%), linalool (0.05-0.16%), citronellal (0.02-0.04%), terpinen-4-oll (0.02-0.06%), nerol (0.01-0.02%), geranial (0.03-0.06%).

Uses
The sweet, citrus scent of mandarin is cheerful, gentle, and refreshing.